Hello, I’m Dara — Well-Being Coach & Consultant 🌱 rooted in compassion + neuroscience

I’m deeply curious about inner growth and collective well-being, and I’ve spent more than a decade in my own healing work. I trained as a coach, then as a psychotherapist studying IFS, EMDR, and somatic approaches. In truth, my journey started from a place of “not enoughness,” and (very) slowly, it’s evolved into a daily practice of remembering I am already whole.

What changed things most wasn’t reaching some external measure of success. It was an embodied understanding that worthiness was never going to come from outside of me. Growth now feels less like fixing what I perceive to be “wrong” with me and more like befriending myself, and curiously exploring what might be possible.

That’s what I hope to offer you — the freedom to be imperfectly human and the gift of growing from a place of wholeness. Not a “better” you, but the embodied experience of meeting who you already are, and who you’re becoming, with compassion. The kind of compassion that is rooted in a "strong back, soft front, wild heart" (inspired by Roshi Joan Halifax and Brené Brown).

Ready to explore what’s possible? I would love to connect with you — schedule your free 20-minute discovery call.

A bit about me.

I’m a multi-passionate human with previous lived experience as a psychotherapist, corporate/startup brand strategist, and creative business founder.

Off the clock, you’ll find me delighting in life’s simple wonders — dancing with my daughters and soaking in their laughter. Nature lights up my soul — I enjoy barefoot beach runs, ocean swims, yoga, and scenic bike rides. I’m also a voracious reader and believe books can accompany us on whatever journey we’re on.